A look at the headlines right now:

  1. ‘Divisive political forces’ have shared a morphed photo of Pranab Mukherjee, says RSS: The former president’s daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee rebuked him for attending the event and accused the BJP and the RSS of sharing the edited photo. 
  2. Forensic report says same gun used to kill Gauri Lankesh and MM Kalburgi, says The Indian Express: In 2015, the daily had reported that forensic tests found links in the Kalburgi, Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar murder cases.
  3. Haryana wants sportspersons to hand over one-third of income from pro sports or endorsements: Haryana sportspersons had earlier boycotted a felicitation ceremony by the government, over a disagreement over a proposed cut in Gold Coast prize money.  
  4. Letter with plan for ‘Rajiv Gandhi-type incident’ found at arrested activist’s home, say Pune Police: Meanwhile, ruling coalition partner and Union minister Ramdas Athawale condemned the arrests of Dalit activists.
  5. Celebrity chef, TV host Anthony Bourdain found dead in hotel room in France: The cause of death is reported to be suicide.  
  6. Petrol prices reduced by up to 22 paise per litre – the most in 10 days: The price of a litre of petrol in Delhi came down to Rs 77.42 on Friday. 
  7. Austria to close seven mosques, expel imams in crackdown on ‘political Islam’: The far-right coalition that came into power in December announced the decision on Friday.  
  8. Supreme Court refuses to hear plea seeking CBI inquiry into deaths of BJP workers in Purulia: The court asked the petitioner to approach the Calcutta High Court instead.  
  9. I will invite Kim Jong-un to White House if summit goes well, says US President Donald Trump: Trump said the summit on June 12 is ‘going to be much more than a photo-op’.  
  10. Mumbai on alert as weather department warns of heavy rain over the weekend: People have been asked to stay indoors as much as possible and watch out for weather updates.